[Red House] How to escape from a broken ship

Seeing their virtues was really disgusting, so Xu Zhi and Jia Yan left the venue and took a leisurely walk along the embankment of Slender West Lake.The two chatted casually about some precautions for the government examination, and Xu Zhi told Jia Yan some interesting people and interesting things he met on the road of travel.It was noon at the moment, and there were not many people around here. The two of them saw a person on the steps going down the West Lake.

It was the young man who just spoke out and uttered that line of poetry, his face was flushed, and he didn't know whether it was from anger or sunburn.Sitting there alone, he was dressed roughly, and the person behind him who was still persuading him seemed to be his book boy.

"Master, you don't care about those people, who are they, my name is fishing!" The little book boy was filled with righteous indignation, and wanted to pull out an idiom, but he didn't expect that the donkey's lips were wrong.Not only did Xu Zhi and Jia Yan, who were standing upright, smile, even the young man who was angry stood up and pointed at the little book boy: "You boy, you don't know what the master said when you study with me, fishing? I still What about horse racing?"

The book boy who was leading the horse said, "Uncle Zhong, if you want to race a horse, this horse will not make it. You have to choose a good one!"

The young man was amused by the little book boy. After he walked over, Jia Yan could see clearly that this was also a young man, afraid that he was about the same age as himself.Judging by his attire, he should be from a good family background. It is estimated that he is a son who doesn't go out often, so he can speak so straightforwardly when he wants to talk. Presumably he was dragged away by this bookboy.

Xu Zhi and Jia Yan watched the young man leave, Xu Zhi said: "I know him, but he probably doesn't know me."

"Oh?" Xu Zhi was much taller than him, Jia Yan raised his head and asked, "Who is he?"

"Sun Zhong, the eldest son of Sun Gong, the former prefect of Jinling." Xu Zhi smiled and told Jia Yan: "Sun Gong is our little uncle, and he is also a disciple of the old chief assistant Mr. Liang. Before the old lady of the Sun family passed away, last year At that time, Uncle Sun returned to Beijing to report on his work, and when he was waiting for the transfer order from the Ministry of Officials, I followed Master to see him at Liang's son-in-law in Beijing."

Oh, just one encounter.Jia Yan was suddenly happy: "We are really destined. At that time, my family was in Jinling, and Jiaci passed away. At that time, I was entrusted by my uncle, and Sun Zhifu also took care of me. Later, because of filial piety, I never had the opportunity to thank him, but I didn't expect that there was such a relationship."

Xu Zhi still heard Lin Hai mention the death of Jia Yan's parents, although his family is not a wealthy family.But he has accumulated in the local area for many years, and he is also a well-known family in the local area. He is also the beloved son of his parents. Now that he heard that Jia Yan was only ten years old, his parents died, and he felt a little pity in his heart.He patted Jia Yan on the shoulder: "Now that you have achieved success in your studies and fame, you will be pleased to respect your parents in heaven."

"Thank you brother Zhengxing." The expression on Jia Yan's face was indescribable, he wanted to laugh but thought of something sad, he was afraid that Xu Zhi would feel uneasy, so he took the initiative to ask: "Is that grandson also famous? "

Xu Zhi smiled and said, "He has passed the entrance examination for children, so I don't know if he will study in Yangzhou this time. By the way, he seems to be one year older than you. Maybe he will come to Yangzhou at this time It’s Master Sun who has been transferred to Yangzhou!”

Jia Yan wondered: "If he wants to take the exam this year, wouldn't he want to join us!" Xu Zhi nodded.

After all, Xu Zhi was old, and when he wandered around in the afternoon, he was in charge of taking Jia Yan home. As soon as he arrived at the door of Jia's house, he ran into a servant from the Lin family who came to ask Master Biao to come over.Seeing Xu Zhi again, the visitor said with a smile, "You are lucky, Mr. Xu is here too! Please, sir, so that you two know that Master Sun has been transferred to the magistrate of Yangzhou!" Jia Yan and Xu Zhi looked at each other. Both laughed.

Sun Gao has already brought his wife and children to the Lin Mansion as guests. They are brothers and sisters, and they have a close relationship.Jia Min simply took her daughter Daiyu to the front hall to meet her uncle Sun and aunt, and at the same time said hello to the Sun brothers and sisters.

Mrs. Zhao fell in love with this little girl right away, she was gentle, she looked a little delicate, but her spirit was good.Seeing people is generous and not stage fright.The children raised in such a rich family are inevitably weaker, and even her own second son is obviously not as resistant to beatings as the eldest because he grew up beside his grandparents.So this is not a problem at all, Mrs. Zhao held Daiyu and refused to let go, and repeatedly sighed to Jia Min: "Sister-in-law is so lucky to have such a good daughter. It's really hard to see such a concubine compared to me."

The eight-year-old grandson pouted: "Mom, you can't just throw me aside just because you have a sister from the Lin family."

Jia Min smiled and embraced Concubine Sun by her side, and said with a smile: "Sister and sister, this is a joke. Look at how cute our concubine is. I am the one who makes people headaches. She is very tricky." She was talking about Lin Hai a few days ago. When he came back, he told her with joy or sorrow on his face that his girl had already started to think about why girls couldn't take the imperial examination and she was not a man, and many other issues.

Jia Min felt distressed and funny at the same time, pulling her daughter to explain, coaxing and reasoning.This is the disadvantage of raising a smart child. Waiting for the parents to be unable to cope with the many problems raised by the child. In the end, either the parents become angry with embarrassment, or the good child is left to stay.

Through the screen, Lin Hai and Sun Gao couldn't help but smile at each other as they heard the wives boasting about their daughters.Lin Hai looked at Sun Gao's two sons, 14-year-old Sun Zhong and 11-year-old Sun Zhao, and praised: "I think Zhong'er is young and mature, stable and reliable, and Zhao'er is well-behaved and sensible. Jing Ling is so lucky."

Sun Gao smiled and said that Lin Hai was admiring him, and asked the two sons to visit his uncle, pointing to the two sons and said: "My eldest brother will also take the April government examination. If I am lucky enough to pass the entrance examination, I am afraid that I will be busy handing over the examination next year. , Zhong'er is afraid that he wants to ask his senior brother to teach him a lesson or two. Zhong'er, I'll show you Uncle Lin."

"My nephew pays respects to my uncle," Sun Zhong saluted again, "I also beg my uncle not to think my nephew is stupid, please give me some pointers."

Lin Hai helped Sun Zhong up with a smile, and said: "Okay, speaking of it, my nephew is the same, and he will take the exam with Zhong'er." As soon as he finished speaking, someone came outside to report that Master Biao would join Mr. Xu coming.Jia Yan and Xu Zhi went in together, first met Lin Hai and Sun Gao, and then greeted the two wives.The four young men greeted each other again, and finally recognized everyone.Jia Yan took a look, and sure enough, Sun Zhong was the one who kindly accepted the poem at the literary meeting in the morning, but was unlucky.

"Jing Ling, you know my nephew." Lin Hai pointed at Xu Zhi: "This is Xu Zhengxing, brother Ziyuan's beloved disciple."

Sun Gao pulled Xu Zhi up and down to look him up and down, asked a few homework questions, and discussed a few knowledge points. With his basic skills, he naturally knew that Liang Ziyuan really put a lot of effort into teaching this student: "Sure enough, brother Ziyuan loves his disciples. Great."

Xu Zhi respectfully said: "It's all the teachers' love and care, and I am ashamed of receiving it."

"Brother Yan has grown up too, I heard that you did well in the county exam?" Sun Gao asked kindly.

Jia Yan leaned back and said, "Tell Uncle Sun that my nephew passed the county examination, which is good."

Sun Gao nodded, looked at the three young men, and said to Lin Hai: "In the future, it will all be up to them."

In the evening at the Lin Mansion, Lin Hai and Sun Gao sat at the head of the table, bringing the four boys to the table; through the screen, Jia Min and Zhao took their daughters to the table.

Daiyu and Sun Yu laughed and said that the books they read on weekdays were obviously compatible, and Sun Yu was a year younger than her.Daiyu looks like a big sister, and it's her first time being a big sister!Mrs. Zhao looked at her, and the more she looked at her, the more she liked her.

Talking and laughing at the banquet, Sun Gao looked at Xu Zhi and Jia Yan, two young people he liked very much.Needless to say, Xu Zhizi, Liang Ziyuan brought out students with impeccable knowledge and conduct; and although Lin Hai said that his eldest son is stable and mature, compared with Jia Yan, a child who has experienced changes, Sun Zhong is obviously a little tender .

For example, now, because the adults are chatting and drinking, the atmosphere is harmonious, and the table of a young man with three and a half older boys is also very lively.Because Sun Zhao grew up under the knees of his grandparents since he was a child, he began to live with his parents and siblings only after his grandmother passed away, so he was inevitably somewhat restrained.He didn't dare to look at Xu Zhi, this big brother Xu is really a big brother, even older than his brother.

Sun Jiayan was listening to Xu Zhi and Sun Zhong discussing the content of the University Chapter 6 on Gewu, when suddenly he felt a gaze fall on him, and he looked at Sun Zhao.Sun Zhao quickly lowered his head and buried himself in his meal.Jia Yan was sitting next to him, and whispered, "What does Ah Zhao want to tell me?"

"I, I don't read well, brother, don't dislike me." Sun Zhao also wanted to talk to others, but seeing that his elder brother didn't care about him, he was chatting happily with that Mr. Xu.

Jia Yan smiled and said, "I'm not good at writing poems, so please don't dislike my second brother Sun." He smiled sincerely, Sun Zhao was led by him to relax a lot, and the two of them started talking about three hundred poems.

Sun Gao saw it clearly, and said in a low voice with Lin Hai: "Your nephew is capable, my brother Zhao only joined our husband and wife last year, and he used to be under the knees of the old lady, so he is obviously a bit restrained at home. Now, it’s rare for Brother Yan to take the initiative to talk about academic matters.” This kind of patience and being close to people is a skill, such as Xu Zhi and Sun Zhong, but those two people chatted happily on their own , only Jia Yan can insert a few words on one side, and care about Sun Zhao on the other.

Lin Hai whispered: "This child has always been careful, sensible, and thoughtful. In fact, I was still a little worried, thinking that I didn't take good care of him, and I was afraid that the child would be too tired like this. But after watching it, or is it out of nature? It's fine for him to be like this, in the future If you want to study and become an official, at least you won’t mess around. By the way, you’re from Beijing, and I haven’t received any special news about how Beijing has been in the past two years.”

Sun Gao covered his mouth with his wine glass, approached Lin Hai and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty intends to chase after the common man Hong."

Lin Hai didn't move much, but he turned his head quickly, and his sharp eyes had already revealed his mood. This was indeed sudden news. "Didn't you say that someone anonymously submitted a letter asking His Majesty to make a crown prince? The third prince, King Yan, was so frightened that he wanted to become a monk. Why did he suddenly..."

You know, the so-called common man Hong is the abolished prince Situ Hong.In the ninth year of Duanping, he planned a rebellion with the emperor's second son, Xu Wang Situ Wen, and the emperor's fifth son, Qin Wang Situ Kai, because they were worried about the unstable status of the East Palace.The matter of the three common people has always been a thorn in the emperor's heart.For this reason, the emperor angered a group of ministers: those who had been responsible for assisting the abolished prince, and who had been on good terms with the abolished prince.Later, the wives, concubines and children of the three common people were imprisoned, and they were not allowed to leave the house for half a step. I hate it so much, but now they say they want to chase after them!

This makes Lin Hai not surprised.